The situation reversed so radically that everyone felt they suddenly woke up in the middle of a nightmare. Zong Wei, the Eight-armed Judge, and the other soldiers guarding the Longcheng Pass burst into whoops after they recovered from a lasting shock. Their cheers traveled to a hundred miles away like raging tides. Then, in every part of the city, throngs of soldiers drenched in blood and the common folks still badly shaken all fell to their knees to worship Li Mu. "It's the Sage!" Zong Wei and the other high officials also got down on one knee and lowered their heads in reverence. "We pay our tributes to Lord Taibai." In truth, Li Mu's lord title was only nominal. But given his cultivation of the Sage Realm, that nominal title appeared to be rather intimidating. Li Mu lifted a

